Home › Words › P › problemaproblema/pɹəˈblɛmə/problema means A problem set forth in the Ancient Greek scholarly tradition.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, problema ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.problema is pronounced /pɹəˈblɛmə/.EtymologyUnadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma). Doublet of problem.nounA problem set forth in the Ancient Greek scholarly tradition.e.g.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:problemata.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.problematist 60% match — One who proposes problems (questions or puzzles). vs problema →problematology 55% match — A form of philosophy based upon the questioning of questioning, to derive a new foundational principle of thought and a new conception of logical difference. vs problema →postulatum 54% match — A postulate. vs problema →progymnasmata 53% match — A series of preliminary rhetorical exercises originated in Ancient Greece, aiming to prepare students for writing declamations after they had completed their education with the grammarians. vs problema →counterproblem 52% match — A problem formulated in opposition to another problem. vs problema →academism 51% match — The philosophy of the Platonic Academy; Hellenistic Platonism and skepticism. vs problema →akousma 51% match — A rule or precept, especially one of the list of rules laid down by Pythagoras. vs problema →academicism 50% match — The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. vs problema →